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US4722053:
Food service ordering terminal with video game capability
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US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Dubno, Michael; Riverdale, NY 10471
Dubno, Daniel; New York, NY 10014
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1988-01-26
/ 1982-12-29
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| Application Number: |
US1982000454152
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
G06F 19/00;
G06Q 10/00;
G07F 7/00;
G07F 17/32;
IPC-7:
A63F 9/22;
G06F 15/24;
G06F 15/44;
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| ECLA Code: |
G07F17/32; G06Q10/087; G06Q50/12; G07F7/00; G07F17/32K10; G07F17/32M2;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
463/042;
186/038;
463/048;
705/015;
Original:
364/401;
364/410;
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| Field of Search: |
364/401,410
273/85 G,DIG. 28
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| Priority Number: |
| 1982-12-29 |
US1982000454152 |
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| Abstract: |
A computer operated food servcie establishment has individual patron locations each provided with a game-playing terminal from which patrons can select games to be played from a listing thereof provided by the central computer unit. Each termainl also displays the food service items available and from the display, automatically, the patrons can select respective items and the selected items are displayed at a remote terminal, e.g. in the kitchen, to enable preparation of the food service items while game play continues at the terminals. Game play is automatically terminated upon the lapse of a selected time period subsequent to food service.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Ross, Karl F. ;
Dubno, Herbert ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Smith, Jerry; Jablon, Clark A.
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None
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First Claim:
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We claim:
1. A food service installation comprising:
- a plurality of patron stations, each comprising a dining table and seating means at said table for accommodating a plurality of patrons;
- a computer facility at each of said stations, each computer facility comprising at least one video display terminal, and a plurality of game-playing implements adapted to enable patrons at said station to play a game displayed on said terminal;
- means connected to said terminals for displaying thereon food service items adapted to be selected by the patrons;
- a further terminal operatively connected to the terminals at said station for displaying food service items selected by the patrons at the respective stations to enable the preparation of said food items;
- means connected to said terminals at said stations for permitting the playing of selected games at each terminal before and after the display of food service items at least for a limited time;
- a central computer connected to said terminals and feeding information to and receiving information from said terminals, said central computer being programmed to terminate games played at the terminals of said station upon the lapse of a selected time period subsequent to food service, each of said stations being provided with a plurality of joysticks connected to the respective terminals for enabling the playing of the game thereon, said joysticks being connected to the respective terminals to enable the selection of games from a game menu and food service items from a food service menu displayed on the respective terminals by the respective joysticks;
- a printer connected to said further terminal for printing out a patron's bill, said printer being connected to print-out indicia relating to the games played by the respective patrons on the respective bills; and
- a central display common to all of said stations and means for activating said display upon the attainment of a high score in a game by one of said patrons.
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